GRE Word List

ENDEMIC

belonging or native to a particular people or country

The meaning of the word endemic is belonging or native to a particular people or country.

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WordMeaning
entourageone's attendants or associates
patentopen to public inspection
hubrisexaggerated pride or self-confidence
callousbeing hardened and thickened
obliterateto remove utterly from recognition or memory
profligatewildly extravagant
steadfastfirmly fixed in place : immovable
penumbraa space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
fettera chain or shackle for the feet